Montana Energy SummitMontana Energy Summit

Transmission Planning ProcessTransmission Planning ProcessApril 22, 2008April 22, 2008

FERC Order 890 Planning PrinciplesFERC Order 890 Planning Principles

CoordinationCoordination

OpennessOpenness

TransparencyTransparency

Information ExchangeInformation Exchange

ComparabilityComparability

Dispute ResolutionDispute Resolution

Regional ParticipationRegional Participation

Economic Planning StudiesEconomic Planning Studies

Cost Allocation for New ProjectsCost Allocation for New Projects

Regional PlanningRegional Planning

WECCWECC» Transmission Expansion Planning Policy CommitteeTransmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee

♦ Reports to WECC BoardReports to WECC Board

♦ Limited membershipLimited membership

♦ Documents Available on WECC Website Documents Available on WECC Website www.wecc.bizwww.wecc.biz

» Technical Analysis SubcommitteeTechnical Analysis Subcommittee♦ Administers Biennial Transmission StudyAdministers Biennial Transmission Study

♦ Open to all interested partiesOpen to all interested parties

♦ SubcommitteesSubcommittees● Data Work GroupData Work Group● Modeling Work GroupModeling Work Group● Studies Work GroupStudies Work Group● Historical Analysis Work GroupHistorical Analysis Work Group

Regional PlanningRegional Planning

TEPPC FunctionsTEPPC Functions» Oversee database managementOversee database management» Provide policy and management of the Planning Provide policy and management of the Planning

ProcessProcess» Guide the analyses and modeling for the Western Guide the analyses and modeling for the Western

Interconnection economic transmission expansion Interconnection economic transmission expansion planning.planning.

TEPPC focus on plans with west-wide TEPPC focus on plans with west-wide implicationsimplications

High level assessment of congestion and High level assessment of congestion and congestion costscongestion costs

Sub-Regional PlanningSub-Regional Planning

WECC Sub-Regional Planning GroupsWECC Sub-Regional Planning Groups» California ISOCalifornia ISO

♦ Southwest Transmission Expansion PlanSouthwest Transmission Expansion Plan

» Northwest Transmission Assessment CommitteeNorthwest Transmission Assessment Committee» WestConnectWestConnect

♦ Southwest Area TransmissionSouthwest Area Transmission

♦ Colorado Coordinated Planning GroupColorado Coordinated Planning Group

» Rocky Mountain Area Transmission StudyRocky Mountain Area Transmission Study» ColumbiaGridColumbiaGrid» Northern Tier Transmission GroupNorthern Tier Transmission Group

Northern Tier Transmission GroupNorthern Tier Transmission Group

Website: Website: www.nttg.bizwww.nttg.biz

ProgramsPrograms» ACE Diversity InterchangeACE Diversity Interchange» Cost AllocationCost Allocation» PlanningPlanning» Transmission Use (ATC)Transmission Use (ATC)

Planning Charter PrinciplesPlanning Charter Principles» Recovery of Planning CostsRecovery of Planning Costs» Collaboration with RegulatorsCollaboration with Regulators» Avoid DuplicationAvoid Duplication» Share WorkloadShare Workload

NTTG AreaNTTG Area

Northern Tier Transmission GroupNorthern Tier Transmission Group

Planning Committee Membership (within NTTG Planning Committee Membership (within NTTG Footprint)Footprint)» Transmission Providers and developersTransmission Providers and developers» Transmission usersTransmission users» Regulators and other state agenciesRegulators and other state agencies

Local Transmission PlanningLocal Transmission Planning

NorthWestern’s OATT Attachment K NorthWestern’s OATT Attachment K » http://www.oatioasis.com/NWMT/index.htmlhttp://www.oatioasis.com/NWMT/index.html

NWE established Transmission Advisory NWE established Transmission Advisory Committee (TRANSAC)Committee (TRANSAC)» Forum Open Communications among Montana Forum Open Communications among Montana

transmission providers, transmission-providing transmission providers, transmission-providing neighbors, State authorities, customers, and other neighbors, State authorities, customers, and other stakeholders.stakeholders.

» Discuss all aspects of NWE’s planning activities.Discuss all aspects of NWE’s planning activities.» Forum for NWE to better understand specific electric Forum for NWE to better understand specific electric

transmission interests of key stakeholders.transmission interests of key stakeholders.» Input on NWE’s FERC OATT Attachment K filing.Input on NWE’s FERC OATT Attachment K filing.

Local Transmission PlanningLocal Transmission Planning

TRANSAC MembershipTRANSAC Membership» Open to anyoneOpen to anyone» ConditionsConditions

♦ Agree to purpose and ground rules as described in Agree to purpose and ground rules as described in chartercharter

♦ Provide advice as individual professionalsProvide advice as individual professionalsDoes not bind agencies or organizations of participantsDoes not bind agencies or organizations of participants

» Self-nominations.Self-nominations.» ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

♦ Attend and participate in meetings regularlyAttend and participate in meetings regularly

♦ Respect others viewpointsRespect others viewpoints

♦ Respect decision of any member to withdraw at anytimeRespect decision of any member to withdraw at anytime

Local Transmission PlanningLocal Transmission Planning

ProcessProcess» Meetings open to public to extent allowed without Meetings open to public to extent allowed without

violating Standards of Conduct.violating Standards of Conduct.» TRANSAC will establish meeting schedule and TRANSAC will establish meeting schedule and

announce meetings 10-days prior to meetingannounce meetings 10-days prior to meeting» NWE will engage independent facilitatorNWE will engage independent facilitator

♦ Draft agendasDraft agendas

♦ Prepare summary of meetings for posting on OASISPrepare summary of meetings for posting on OASIS

♦ Conduct meetings to support coordinated processConduct meetings to support coordinated process

» Establish Schedule for open public meetings and Establish Schedule for open public meetings and provide notice no less than 30-days prior to meeting provide notice no less than 30-days prior to meeting